Re: Flight Trim Adjustment

From: LeRoy C Cordes <lcordes_at_juno.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:05:33 -0600

Thanks for the reply - I'm not averse to crude appearing field
adjustments at all (my planes look pretty crude at the beginning of their
life, not to mention as nearing the end) - whatever works.

LeRoy Cordes
AMA 16974
Chicago, IL
In God We Trust

On Sun, 10 Dec 2006 20:33:09 -0500 "Bill Gowen" <b.gowen_at_earthlink.net>
writes:
> Leroy
> I usually will build in a little stab tilt for left turn. If it
> doesn't come out right then you're on your on to do what works best
> for you. I can usually twist the tailboom enough to correct the turn
> circle. You can also bend the boom a bit to get some left rudder. If
> you go too far with either correction and the boom cracks, just put
> a tiny drop of thin CyA on the crack and it'll be as good as new. If
> you go way too far and wind up holding a 2 piece airplane just have
> someone hold it together while you glue it - and try to get the boom
> adjustment done at the same time.
>
> I'm pretty crude about field adjustments. If a straight piece of
> balsa isn't doing what I want it to then it will become a crooked
> piece of balsa. This will offend a lot of people who pride
> themselves on craftsmanship and I apologize for my crudity - it's
> just the way it is.
>
> The big advantage of having the tubes on the flying surfaces is in
> stacking wings and stabs in a box for transporting.
>
> There is no reason for the angled tips except to look a little
> better than square tips. This is the reason for the name since
> Bernie Hunt's F1D is done this way and is called Big Square.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: LeRoy C Cordes
> To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 1:14 PM
> Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Flight Trim Adjustment
>
>
> Bill, your instructions on the "Little Square" say, "Adjust for
> left turn
> by raising left side of stab until desired turn circle diameter
> is
> achieved"
>
> How do you achieve this ? Do you remove and reglue stab posts, or
> what ?
>
> Is there a reason that you prefer the wing post tubes mounted on
> the wing
> as opposed to mounting on the motor stick ?
>
> Also, is there a function for the addition of the angled L.E. on
> the wing
> and stab tips ?
>
> LeRoy Cordes
> AMA 16974
> Chicago, IL
> In God We Trust
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LeRoy Cordes
AMA 16974
Chicago, IL
In God We Trust
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